John stoneman biography
John Thompson Stoneman
State Senator
Democrat
| Lawyer |
| Clayton |
| 17 |
| 01/14/1878 - 01/11/1880 |
| 40 |
A native of Chautauqua County New York, and was born in the town of Ellery, on the 24th of February, 1831, his parents being George and Catherine (Cheney) Stoneman. John T. prepared for college at the Jamestown Academy, devoting his summers of this period to labors on a farm. At twenty he went to Covington, Kentucky, and taught school one year. He then entered Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1856. While in Kentucky, Mr. Stoneman commenced reading law with Judge R. B. Carpenter, and during his college course he spent his vacations at the Albany New York, law school. He was there admitted to the bar in January, 1855. In graduating from college, he came West and located in McGregor in October, 1856. There he was in steady practice of his profession from that time till the spring of 1882, when he removed from McGregor. Mr. Stoneman was the first recorder of the town of McGregor, being elected in 1857, he was mayor of the city in 1863, and was elected to the State Senate in 1875. He was originally a Whig, and for the last twenty-four years has acted with the Democrats, being one of the leading members of his party in Northern Iowa. He has been a candidate for different offices, but being in the minority side in politics, has usually been defeated. He was the Democratic nominee for Congress once; two years later the Democratic and Liberal candidate, and twice received the votes of the Democratic members of the legislature for the U. S. Senate. In March, 1858, Mr. Stoneman was united in marriage with Caroline Southland.
State Senator
Democrat
| Lawyer |
| Clayton |
| 16 |
| 01/10/1876 - 01/13/1878 |
| 39 |
A native of Chautauqua County New York, and was born in the town of Ellery, on the 24th of February, 1831, his parents being George and Catherine (Cheney
John Thompson Stoneman
American politician (1831–1903)
John Thompson Stoneman (February 24, 1831 – October 11, 1905) was an American politician.
Born on February 24, 1831, to parents George Stoneman and Catherine Cheney, John Thompson Stoneman was raised in Ellery, New York, and attended Jamestown Academy, as did his eldest brother George Stoneman Jr. At the age of twenty, Stoneman moved to Covington, Kentucky. After one year as a teacher, he enrolled at Williams College, graduating in 1856. During the summers, Stoneman attended Albany Law School to further his legal education, which began by reading law with Covington-based judge R. B. Carpenter. Stoneman passed the bar in January 1855.
In October 1856, Stoneman settled in McGregor, Iowa, to practice law. He was elected the town's inaugural recorder in 1857. After a period of service on the city council, in 1863, Stoneman was elevated to the mayoralty. He then served on the school board before he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1875. Stoneman represented Senate District 39 from 1876 to 1878, when he was redistricted to District 40, which he served until 1880.
Stoneman began his political career in the Whig Party. Upon its dissolution, he became affiliated with the Democratic Party. Aside from serving in the Iowa General Assembly, Stoneman ran in the 1866–67 special and 1870–71 United States Senate elections, losing to Samuel J. Kirkwood and James B. Howell, respectively. Stoneman was twice a United States House of Representatives candidate for Iowa's 3rd congressional district, in 1870–71 and 1872–73, losing both times to William G. Donnan.
Stoneman moved from McGregor to Cedar Rapids in 1882, and served two terms on the Superior Court. Stoneman died on October 11, 1905, at the Cedar Rapids home of his son-in-law and former law partner, Asahel Chapin.
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John Stoneman was a Canadian underwater filmmaker and conservationist. His career spans four decades, and has garnered many awards.
Stoneman was born in 1939 in Devonshire, England. His first step into film was with Pinewood Studios in 1957, then in 1963 he joined BBC as a director/cinematographer for the underwater documentary film The Indian Ocean. His career continued as a second unit action director on documentaries.
In 1971 Stoneman went to Canada to take a job as an assistant director. While there, he met CBC’s John Hirsch, and Stoneman’s future wife Sarah. It was she who helped convince Stoneman to stay in Canada. Together they created the production company Mako Films Ltd.
Mako Films created material for National Geographic, BBC, PBS, while also doing independent work. Stoneman’s career continued to grow, directing the first IMAX underwater film Nomads of the Deep (1979). One of his biggest successes was the CTV series The Last Frontier, with over 100 episodes. He later worked with CBC for the production of The Ocean World of John Stoneman: The Canadian Odyssey. Due to his long career, Stoneman’s library of underwater footage is extensive. He and his wife were also the founders of the Foundation for Ocean Research which recognized work in marine environment and ran from 1975-2004.
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Created September 9, 2019.
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Cuff, John Haslett. “The Ocean World of John Stoneman, Stoneman Plumbs the Depths.” The Globe and Mail, June 19, 1993. http://myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/385257141?accountid=14 .